Brett Carson has completed his AHL conditioning stint. Carson hasn't made his season debut with Calgary due to a back injury. He had a goal and four penalty minutes in four games with AHL Abbotsford.

Brett Carson has been reassigned to the minors on a 14-day conditioning stint. He had been sidelined due to off-season back surgery. Carson skated in 19 games with Carolina and Calgary last year.

Brett Carson (back) isn't expected to return Wednesday. Carson has started to participate in contact drills, but he probably won't return this week. He's missed all of Calgary's first 19 games.

Brett Carson (back) has been able to ditch his no-contact jersey and fully participate in the Flames' practices. Carson will also travel with Calgary during their four-game road trip this week. "It's exciting," he said. "Great to get the yellow jersey off, too, take some hits and see how it feels. Mentally, it's a great boost, but I still have some work to do to get back in." It's worth noting that Calgary would need to make a move to activate him off the injured reserve list and he shouldn't be counted on to return this week. We'll keep you posted.

Brett Carson (back) has begun to participate in Calgary's practices while wearing a no-contact jersey. "I'm feeling a lot better," Carson said. "I made a lot of progress during the last couple of weeks so it's a matter of making sure it doesn't flare up again." Carson tried practicing earlier this season only to tweak his back and be setback about three-to-four weeks. If everything goes well, Carson could return by mid-December. We'll keep you posted.

Brett Carson is slowly recovering from an off-season back injury. He is stepping up his skating and workouts but there is no timetable for his return to action. "He's been skating and adding time to his workouts but there's no return to play date on that yet or return to practice", said Calgary GM Jay Feaster. We assume Carson is not the key to your fantasy team's success.

Brett Carson is getting closer to returning to action after injuring his back in the off-season. Carson practiced on Thursday without a yellow jersey, allowing for contact for the first time this season. "We'll take it from there and see how he responds," head coach Brent Sutter said. "He was good enough to get to this stage today. Now, we'll see how he responds and how he can handle a full practice." Look for Carson to get into a game in the next week or two but he may need a conditioning stint in the minors beforehand. He has no fantasy value as he is their sixth or seventh defenseman at this time.

Brett Carson (back) is not on the Calgary Flames roster. Carson's injury occurred during the summer, which allowed Calgary to leave him off the roster rather than put him on the injured reserve list. He might start the season in the minors when he's healthy.

Brett Carson (back) is doubtful for the Flames' season opener on Saturday. Carson is projected to be Calgary's sixth or seventh blueliner when he's healthy. He had no points and four penalty minutes in 19 games with Carolina and Calgary in 2010-11.

Brett Carson (back) is still not practicing with the Calgary Flames. Carson has been battling back woes throughout the preseason. He started skating by himself a week ago but without a return to practice quickly, he likely will miss the opener. He has no fantasy value.